Politics | Chuck Hagel After Closest Vote Ever, Chuck Hagel Sworn In He'll next address Pentagon workers By Kate Seamons Posted Feb 27, 2013 8:15 AM CST Copied Marine Corp. Lt. Gen. Tom Waldheuser, center, greets Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., right, and his wife Lilibet. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Chuck Hagel's 58-41 confirmation vote wasn't just close; it was the closest ever for a defense secretary, notes Reuters, with just four Republicans voting in favor of the Republican, who was sworn in this morning. The closed-door ceremony will be followed by an address to Pentagon workers at 10:30am. After that: Focus on the sequester? Read These Next See the best BBQ cities in the US. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Report an error